Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-22
XIX. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q, 1887.
Senate.


Senate.
The presiding officer laid before the
Senate messages from the President
(already published) vetoing the bills
granting pensions to John Reed, ST.,
and Charlotte O'Neal. Referred to the
Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. Blair asked the presiding officer
how it was that those veto messages
had been published before being sub
mitted to the Senate.
The presiding officer replied that
they had been received on Saturday af-
ternoon at an hour when it was not
convenient to lay them before the SEN
ate, but that they were then "public
property.
The presiding officer presented petit
tions from "a large number of Grand
Army posts" of Ohio for the passage
Of the,dependent pension bill over the
Presidents veto. Laid on the table.
Similar petitions were also presented
by several other senator's.
Mr.. Whitthorne introduced bill to
authorize the construction OF an arsenal
for the manufacture of ordnance and
ordnance stores for the use of the Gov
eminent of the United States at Column
bia, Tenn. Referred to the Select Com
mittee on Ordnance.
The Senate, at 2:40, resumed the con-
sideration of the river-and-harbor APP
preparation bill, the question being on
the amendment offered by Mr.. Van
Wyck on Saturday last to the item of
100000 for improving the Missouri
river, and which was to the effect that
500, 600 should be expended at Atchi-
son, Fort Leavenworth, Arrow Rock,
Omaha, &c. He modified it SO as to
direct the expenditure of half the $780,
600 at those points under the direction
Of the Secretary of War. The amend
ment, as modified, was agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the Mis-
sour river section 80 as to place the ex-
penditure of the entire appropriation
under the control of the Secretary OF
War. Agreed to.
The bill was reported TO the Senate
from the Committee of the Whole and
was passed without division.
A committee OF conference was asked
on the points OF difference between the
two houses.
The Senate then, at O'Clock, took
MP the bill to incorporate the Maritime
Canal Company Of Nicaragua After
some discussion and amendment the
bill was passed--yeas, 38 nays, 5. The
nays were Messrs. Berry, Coke, Jones
Of Arkansas, Maxey, and Vest.
Messrs. Mcmillan, Conger, and Ran
som were appointed conferrees on the
river-and -harbor appropriation bill.
Mr.. Riddleberger moved that in
honor of the memory OF the Father of
his Country the Senate adjourn over
tomorrow. Negatived-yeas, IS; nays,
~. The yeas were Messrs. Aldrich,
blackburn, Brown, Cameron, Cockrell,
Eyarts, Jones of Arkansas, Mcmillan,
Mitchell OF Oregon, Morgan, Palmer,
Payne, Plat, Ransom, Riddleberger,
Vance, Vest, and Whitthorne.
Secret session. Adjourned.
Hesse Of Representatives.
Mr.. Henderson, of North Carolina,
from the Committee on Elections, sub
United the report in the Indiana con-
t1sted-election case OF Kidd against
Steele, and its was laid over until
Thursday. IThe report, which is
unanimous, confirms the right Of the
eontestee tSteele) to the seat.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Indiana, then called
up the conference report 1.-THE report OF
disagfoemem-on the bill repeating the
presumption. timber-culture. and desert
land laws.
Nj. Stone, Of Missouri, said that the
yspid augmentation u the population